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An article which concludes that western red cedar and coast redwood might find a "significantly increased" role in British forestry under predicted climate change has won the Royal Forestry Society's (RFS's) prestigious James Cup. The...more

The Royal Forestry Society's successful Teaching Trees project for primary schools has added Gloucestershire to the list of counties it now operates in. Teaching Trees offers schools two-hour sessions in local woods with a range...more

The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) has strengthened its Board of Trustees with the arrival of three new trustees: David Gwillam, who has owned and operated Prees Heath Forest Nurseries since 1979 and brings a wealth of knowledge...more

Ted Green, one of the country’s leading authorities on Ancient Trees, woodland fungi, forest soils and associated micro-organisms is to be awarded the Royal Forestry Society's (RFS) Gold Medal for Distinguished Services to Forestry. Ted...more

The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is to give evidence in January to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee inquiry into Forestry in England. The inquiry opened at the Palace of Westminster this month. The...more

The Soil Association, the Woodland Trust and the Royal Forestry Society team up for a new internationally attended agroforestry conference, to be held at Cranfield University on 22 June 2017. A major review for the...more

The 2017 Excellence in Forestry Awards are now open for entries - providing an opportunity for woodland owners in Eastern England and the Midlands to showcase the value they bring to local economies and communities....more